CBSE

class 11 physics
Sample Paper 04

Time: 3Hrs.] [M.M.: 70]

General Instructions:

i. There are 26 questions in all. All questions are compulsory.

ii. This question paper has five sections: Section A, B, C, D and E.
iii. Section 'A' contains 5 questions of one mark each, section B contains 5 questions of two
marks each, section C contains 12 questions of three marks each, section D contains 1
value based question of four marks and section 'E' contains 3 questions of five marks
each.
iv. There is no overall choice. However an internal choice has been provided in one question
of two marks, one question of three marks and all the three questions of five marks each.
You have to attempt only one choice of these questions.

SECTION: A

1. Write the two physical quantities whose dimensions are same.

2. We place handles at maximum distance from the hinge in a door. Give reason.
3. Which is more elastic: rubber or steel?
4. Birds swell their feathers in winter. Why?
5. In an open organ pipe, third harmonic is 450 Hz. What is the frequency of fifth
harmonic?

SECTION: B

6. A physical quantity X is given by:

The percentage errors in P, Q, Rand S are 1%, 2%, 4% and 2%. Calculate the percentage
error in X.

7. State law of parallelogram of vector addition,Show that the magnitude of resultant of

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 two vectors and inclined at an angle is

OR

For what value of m, the vector is perpendicular to

?
8. The moment of inertia of two rotating bodies A and B are IA and IB (IA > 1B) and their

angular momentum are equal. Which of them has greater kinetic energy?
9. A steel wire of length 4 m and diameter 5 mm is stretched by 5 kg-wt. Find the increase in

its length, if the Young's Modulus of steel wire is 2.4 x 1012 dyne-cm-2.
10. The frequencies of two tunning forks A and B are 250 Hz and 255 Hz respectively. Both
are sounded together. How many beats will be heared in 5 s?

SECTION: C

11. The time of oscillation t of a small drop of liquid under surface tension depends upon the
density p, radius r and surface tension O. Show dimensionally that:

12. The spring constant of the spring shown in fig. is 250 N/m. Find the maximum
compression of the spring.

13. A train runs along an unbanked circular track of radius 30 m at a speed of 54 km/h. The

mass of the train is 106kg. What is the centripetal force required for this purpose ? What
is the angle of banking required to prevent wearing out of the rail?
14. Two balls of different masses m1 and m2 (m1 > m2) are thrown vertically upwards with

the same initial speed v0 simultaneously.

a. Which one of the two balls, will rise to the greater height?
b. Which of the two balls, will come back with greater speed to the point of projection?
c. Which of the two balls, will comeback first to the point of projection ?

OR

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 Prove that Newton's second law of motion is the real law of motion.
15. Discuss the variation of g with depth. Derive an expression for it. What is the value of g at
the centre of earth?
16. Define 'Radius of Gyration'. Derive an expression for it.
17. A liquid drop of diameter 4 mm breaks into 1000 droplets of equal size. Calculate the

resultant change in surface energy. The surface tension of the liquid is 0.07 Nm-1.
18. State first law of thermodynamics. Why CP > CV.? Prove CP - CV = R.

19. Derive an expression for the work done in an isothermal process.

20. A vessel is filled with a gas at a pressure of 76 cm of Hg at a certain temperature. The
mass of the gas is increased by 50% by introducing more gas in the vessel at the same
temperature. Find out the resultant pressure of the gas.
21. Derive an expression for the excess of pressure inside a liquid drop.
22. A body is dropped in a hole drilled across a diameter of the earth. Show that it execute S.
H. M. Assume the earth to be homogenous sphere of radius R.

SECTION: D

23. Sunita, a Science student, was coming from school to her home. On the way she saw
prayers were being done at various place. From Yamuna bridge she saw many people
were taking dip in the Yamuna river. When she reached home, she was hungry. She
asked her mother to give food, but she refused saying solar eclipse is occurring and
would not cook food till eclipse get over. When she tried to take milk, she found Tulsi
leaves in it. Mother again disallowed her to eat or drink anything till the eclipse is
completed. She tried to perceive her mother that solar and lunar eclipse are the natural
phenomenon and has no ill effect on anyone. But she was not ready to listen anything
and advised her not to be unorthodox. She became frustrated and felt embrassed at the

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 superstitions of people and went to study.
a. What are the values shown by Sunita ?
b. Time period of a planet around the Sun is 11.6 years. How far is the planet from Sun ?

The distance between Sun and earth is 1.5 x 108 km.

SECTION: E

24. A projectile is fired at an angle upward with the horizontal with velocity u.
a. Show that its trajectory is parabolic.
b. Obtain expression for:
i. Maximum height attained
ii. Time of flight
iii. Horizontal range
c. At what value of 0 the range is maximum?

OR

Derive an expression for velocity of a car on a banked circular road having coefficient
of friction and v0 > v0. Write the expression for optimum velocity of the car. (v:

speed of car, v0: optimum speed)

25. State and prove Bernoullie's theorem.

OR

Give the postulates of kinetic theory of gases. Derive the expression for pressure exerted
by gas molecules in a container. Use it to relate kinetic energy with pressure.
26. Find the total energy of the particle executing SHM and show graphically the variation of
PE and KE with time in SHM. What is the frequency of these energies w.r.t. the frequency
of the particle executing SHM ?

OR

An incident wave and a reflected wave are represented by:

and
Derive the equation of the stationary wave and calculate the position of the nodes and

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 antinodes.

Answers

Section A

1. Stress and Young's Modulus or Work and Energy Or any other correct example.
2. For develop more torque with less force.
3. Steel
4. Birds swell their feathers and maintain a thick layer of air which is an insulator.
5. vs= 3v1 = 450 v1 = 150 Hz.

fifth harmonic v5 = 5v1 =750 Hz

Section B

6. % error in

calculation.
Result 22%
7. Correct derivation.

Section C

8. Angular Momentum
K.E. of rotation,

L is constant,

As IA > IB, KB > KA

B has greater K.E.

9. F = 5000 x 980 dyne
l = 400 cm.
r = 0.25 cm.

y = 2.4 x 1012

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10. v1= 250 Hz, v2 = 255 Hz

No. of beats/s = 255-250 = 5

No. of beats in 5 sec = 25

Section C

11. Correct derivation.

12. K.E. of mass = Elastic Potential Energy of spring

13. Centripetal force

= 75 x 105N
Angle of Banking, .
14. Since they are thrown with same speed both of them will rise to the height and will have
same speed while coming back to the point of projection because equation of motion does
not depend upon mass.

OR

Correct explanation.
15. Correct derivation.
The value of g is 0 at centre because

16. Correct definition

Correct expression for radius of gyration.
17. ,
N = 1000
Change in surface energy

r = RN-1/3 Calculation

W = 31.68 x 10-6J
18. Correct statement
Correct explanation of Cp > Cv.

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 Correct Proof
19. Correct derivation of expression.
20. According to kinetic theory of gases, pressure exerted by the gas,

As T constant therefore C2 constt,

Also V is constant.
or

21. Correct Derivation of expression.

22. Let a body of mass 'm' be dropped in straight hole in the earth of mass M, density p and
radius R. The body will be attracted towards the centre of the
earth with a force given by,

or

When the body is dropped into the straight hole, and it falls through the depth 'd' the
value of acceleration due to gravity.

or
i.e., acceleration of the body is directly proportional to the displacement from the centre
of earth O. Thus the motion is SHM.
{tex}T = 2\pi \sqrt {\frac{{Displacement}}{{Acceleration}}} \{/tex}

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 Or

Or

Section D

23.
a. Not Superstitious, scientific knowledge.
b. Tp = 11.6 year rp = ?

Te = 1 year re = 1.5 x 1011 m

Or

=7.68 x 1011 m.

Section E

24.
a. Correct derivation.
b.
i. Correct derivation.
ii. Correct derivation
c.

OR

Correct derivation.
25. Correct derivation.

OR

Postulates
Derivation

or

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26. In SHM.

OR

According to principle of superposition.

as the reflected wave will be out of phase by radians besides oppositely directed.
Amplitude .
A is minimum at nodes
at x = 0, x = l for nodes.

So at all points seperated by a from one end nodes are formed.

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